I am. I am GOING to Bangkok alone. You said nothing about meeting someone there.
--- In OliveStarlightOrchestra_at_yahoogroups.com, "Georgie Hinklemyer" <samoolives@...> wrote:
>
> WHAT?!?!? WAIT A MINUTE! YOU SAID YOU WERE GOING TO BANGKOK ALONE!!!
> --G.H.
>
> --- In OliveStarlightOrchestra_at_yahoogroups.com, "Hiram Gonash" <okfreddy@> wrote:
> >
> > Now wait a gosh darn minute. Here you are asking people to send you money when you still haven't paid me back. Worse, you're holding one of my precious books hostage.
> >
> > You have major league cajones, lady.
> >
> > - H.G.
> >
> > Are we still meeting up at Bangkok? I've got the massage oil...
> >
> > --- In OliveStarlightOrchestra_at_yahoogroups.com, Joy McCann <joy.mccann@> wrote:
> > >
> > *snip* *snip*
> > >
> > > "Well," I tell her, "It's like a standup routine, in a certain sense. There
> > > is some self-exposure." And I think that's a big part of what I do, whether
> > > I'm writing about politics, my mom, or driving on the Interstate 5. And I
> > > enjoy it; I just wish people would send me more money.
> > >
> > > It has certainly occurred to me to publish a chapbook, like Jan's,
> > > but--whatever would I put in it? Essays? Poems? Snippets of dialogue? Like
> > > Snoopy in Charles Schulz's Peanuts, the first thing I'd want to write would
> > > be the price.
> > >
> > > --J
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 10:01 AM, Alex Melnick <aemelnick_at_> wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > So, I started reading Paul's book over the weekend, and I'm mostly enjoying
> > > > it so far (and yes, the non-math people around here should definitely check
> > > > it out). But the thing is that there are times when I have to remind myself
> > > > to take it seriously.
> > > >
> > > > What I mean to say is, if this book had been written by John Smith instead
> > > > of that ex-Olive Paul Lockhart, I'd be paying more attention to the content
> > > > and less to the author. But instead of thinking about the argument, I find
> > > > myself thinking about the time that Paul did [insert your favorite Paul
> > > > anecdote here].
> > > >
> > > > And it's not just this book--I've had similar reaction to David's, Mike's,
> > > > and Janine's books, Joy's blog, and Sandra Loh's radio commentaries. I
> > > > suspect that it says something about my refusal to accept that I'm a
> > > > grown-up. After all, if the rest of you are serious, respected adults,
> > > > surely I ought to be one, too?
> > > >
> > > > So, is it just me? And is it just the Olives, or do you think that [insert
> > > > your favorite "serious" author]'s old school friends have the same type of
> > > > reaction?
> > > >
> > > > aemelnick_at_ <aemelnick%40yahoo.com> --
> > > > http://www.geocities.com/alexm_94109
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Joy M. McCann
> > > Goddess of Ink and Paper
> > > (But pixels obey me, too.)
> > > Mistress of proofreading, fact-checking,
> > > Line-editing, and copyediting
> > > Copy Write Editorial Services
> > >
> > >
> > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> > >
> >
>
Received on 2009-05-11 21:32:25